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Maurizio Sarri: Lionel Messi's Ballon d'Or Edge on Cristiano Ronaldo 'Annoying'

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Juventus manager Maurizio Sarri has said "it's really annoying" that Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has one more Ballon d'Or award to his name than Cristiano Ronaldo.

The pair were tied on five titles each until Messi won the 2019 award back in December. Ronaldo finished third:

France Football @francefootball

Here is the 2019 Ballon d'Or Top 3 u2935ufe0f 1. Lionel Messi 2. @VirgilvDijk 3. @Cristiano The ranking > https://t.co/cSurv8xUiL #Ballondor https://t.co/nl1fqJM1qP

FOX Soccer @FOXSoccer

A league of his own. ud83dudc10 Lionel Messi is the first player to win 6 Ballon d'Ors!